800KG 4.5Horsepower active speakers!

[analoguekid]

I know someone who may be getting these, I fancy a listen, but doubt if i could afford them @ around £80000.

Merlin are these proper enough active's for ya.

Each crossover ways 35KG per channel and they are remote controlled.

http://www.gryphon-audio.dk/default2.asp?Content=news

imagine these with cdp direct, mmmmmmmmmNice.

BTW they are quoting as absolute phase at all times at all frequencies (a firts for any loudspeaker apparently) and thats with 34 drivers

 

[wadia-miester]

Dunno about that Mr Overkill been a keen total phase coherance advicator since day one, wonder how many phase rectifiers they've used in there

 

[stickman]

AK,
you are the "King of Bling".

 

[kermit]

And heres the wee beasties to save having to go look for them

 

[analoguekid]

Stickman I only want them to annoy the wifes pals, at 6!/2 feet high, it'll stop them trying to rest their glass of wine on top.

 

[merlin]

Nah AK, don't do it for me. Overpriced, overengineered and over here. Having heard a few speaker systems around £50K, I can't help but think they are pointless unless you live in an auditorium. The Law of Diminishing returns seems to kick in around £20K with a vengeance

They seem to be passive with active subs btw?

A bold expression of faith and confidence

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Graham C]

I remember those! Column speakers..every school had them right? 'Eagle International' or 'Altai'...always sounded as bad as they looked..

 

[julian2002]

'line sources' seem to be one of those ideas that come and go fasion wise. iirc weren't infinity's top of the line IRS speakers very similar?
then there's the pipe dreams things and of course tact's new speakers.
cheers


julian

 

[wadia-miester]

Yes Infinity Reference 5 towers, had 20 or so emit tweeters IIRC, a good friend of mine had some, not sure they were that good though

 

[merlin]

Give me 8x15" JBL's in a dipole array any day

 

[3DSonics]

Hi,

Give me 8x15" JBL's in a dipole array any day

I have something on the drawing board for you. A 15" Coaxial (ribbon for HF) as dipole with an active fill-in woofer (making the whole thing a 2.5 Way system of sorts) using a 21" Driver dipole. Target SPL > 97db/2.83V/1m, target response 10Hz-40KHz. Target Weight > 150Kg....

It is likely we get you to sign a waiver for any claims on structural damage to the usual british build house too....

Ciao T

 

[joel]

For earthshaking volume, go here:
www.reyaudio.com

 

[ANOpax]

BTW they are quoting as absolute phase at all times at all frequencies (a firts for any loudspeaker apparently) and thats with 34 drivers

Hmmm. Seems to be a rather dubious claim. I can think of at least one pre-extant design which I believe is completely phase coherent...

reg

:Quad:

 

[merlin]

Hi,
I have something on the drawing board for you. A 15" Coaxial (ribbon for HF) as dipole with an active fill-in woofer (making the whole thing a 2.5 Way system of sorts) Ciao T

Nice

I'm thinking of using two 15's in a similar fashion at the moment with horn mid and top. Mostly in place but do I have the courage to build

 

[analoguekid]

Merlin, had guessed as much re Diminishing rtns, Margaret said I can't have them, as she has a nice statue that sits on one of the speakers, this is 18" high and wouldn't fit on top of speaker as ceiling would be in the way any one any other suggestions.

Will give them a listen out of curiosity, all it's gonna cost me is a bit of my time, was curious to see if they were 10 times better than the ones I've got, prolly should sound nice, though I imagine, the cantatas certainly do, and they're closer to being affordable. I'd maybe pay that kinda money for a system, if I had the house and the money, (both unlikely) but just for the speakers does seem a tad excessive

Would prolly win most hands at top trumps though with specs like that.

 

[3DSonics]

Hi,

Nice
I'm thinking of using two 15's in a similar fashion at the moment with horn mid and top. Mostly in place but do I have the courage to build

Go for it. My recommendation would be to make sure that your main system can be runn full range and can handle the levels required. Then use the second woofer as active "fill-in" to cover any driver rolloff and the baffle loss. You could even use something like a Behringer DEQ2496 with a suitable target curve as "Auto Set" system for that LF section (I might).

I have designed for others similar systems of all sorts, including a Lowther DX4 Dipole with a suitable 15" Helper woofer. I tend to select the helper woofers for passive operation with just a choke and zobel on the helper woofer, which means you need to select exactly the right woofer. Going active on the helper woofer removes that requirement.

Ciao T